Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1887-03-17
we had 4 yery pleasant call on Friday from


has been holding at Pennington and returned
home last week.
A person who claims to have kept re-
cord SAYS there have been Ill storms the past
year.
| Collector Redman has added new carpet
| and furniture to the Collectors room in the
custom-house building.
Mrs. Flora Osgood Roberts returned home
| to Machias by steamer, on Wednesday of last
I week.
| Rev. V. 7. Wardwell of this city, deliver
ed his lecture on camp life in the army. at Or
land last Thursday evening.
Mr.. A. j. Bennett has contracted to fur
nish lumber and finish of building for Cal
| win Murch at the Bayside, the present season.
On Saturday last the morning train from
Bangor became derailed at Holden and was
thus delayed several hours.
The coal brought to Bucksport by the
steamer Mount Waldo, for dealers in Bangor,
Is being brought up every day by railroad.
There will be sociable at Masonic Hall +,
on Friday evening, under the auspices Of Ly-
ladies are cordially invited.
MIR. John F. Royal has gone to Cambridge
to visit his son, Harry. who is attending Har-
ward College. Mr.. Royal will probably be alb
sent ten days fortnight
Cyrus X. Bridges, formerly City Marshal
OF Portland, wa, elected first seleetman and
agent of the town of Penobscot, at the annual
meeting last Monday.
j b. Wilkinson, the blacksmith of Han
cock. has been confined to his room several
days by severe attack of neuralgia.
A resolution introduced at the recent town
meeting at Eden, by Joseph Wood, that the
Seectmen call the next annual meeting at Bar
Harbor, was not carried.
1t is reported by the C}ippef that Harvey
u. Hadlock, Esq, of New York, recently In
Portland, and formerly a lawyer 10 Bucksport,
has gone into insolvency with liabilities
amounting to $4,000.
The Methodists will have Mum supper
at their yestry on Thursday evening of this
week. The price OF supper will be - cents
and five cents extr. for those who speak dur
ing supper.
on Friday evening last the driver Of the
Cherryfield stage started out Mt the usual time,
but was obliged to turn back on account of the
driftcd state Of the roads. He got back to thi,
city about two o'clock the next morning.
The Bucksport train got stuck in the snow
Friday morning at Buck>port Centre, on it,
way to Bangor, and was some two hours get
ting clear The snow pillow jumped the track
and hard time generally was experienced.
james NJ Mcfarland Of Hancock who
was with Graves at the time the game war
den~ were shot, has been confined 10 hi, house
for some time with a swelling between the
knee and ankle He has had a purse Of slJo
made up for him from his neighbor> and par
tics in Ellsworth
r. The party consisting ~ +. II. Rich, W. L..
PRAY 4. :. Leighton, W W. Arey and q. W.
Allen returned home to Milbridgc saturday,
after a week ut Tunk Pond. They report n
good time and bring with them 56 i-h that
will average > IL pound, apiece They think
the record cannot he beaten, considering the
weather and the time they ti>hcd
joel Chandler Harris has contributed to
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titled Little Compton, the scene OF which IS
laid in Georgia before, during, and at the Close
OF the War. II j., in fact War story
from the southern point OF view. and i
Enthusiastically illustrated By \. h. Frost.
Mr. j. T.. Parsons went to Ba, larhor,
Thursday evening a, representative Of The
Dist. prpurv Grand Master, where he inspect
ed Bar Uarbor Lodge. NJ. ~. +. and 4. NJ.
/ H.. /. NV much pleased With the reception he
received and i, enthusiastic over the excellent
working, order and houri,hiny condition Of the
Iod,c he found there.
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horse. owned hv Walter VI. Young not {. {.
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seemed /, enter INTO the spirit Of il. manifest
ill.,, u,,,h interest In The uva1y ,trpuiu.
horses
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and commo.lfou. rooms over tn, drug store Of
q A Parchcr. Main street. where he W ill be
r,lea,ed 10 meet her old customers. and all
other. wishing anythin. in the line Of dress
making. All order, iutru,te,l to her will be
faithfully attended 10 and executed with neat
ne~s and dispatch.
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r..h s,,h 1ss- term AZ mar. ,b,n thirteen
wear. and half. during alt Of which time
he never lost 80 much a. single dav'. work
Reat tbi. Tho can.
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a,, mod. call 81, Ierrv Ior,Iap an the occa-
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I fer having taken upon himself the task Of chop
/ hing into cord wood lengths a cord OF eight
! feet hardwood which Law IL the door.
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